The Kent Housing and Development Group – building a better Kent
High quality homes and commercial property play a huge role in attracting new businesses to the county. The Kent Housing and Development Group (KHDG) is a unique association that comprises land and property owners, developers of commercial spaces as well as residential and mixed use schemes across the county. Together they work alongside public sector partners including Kent County Council, Homes England and the Environment Agency.
The benefits of being a KHDG member include:
- The opportunity to be part of the partnership working to remove barriers to growth and delivering future economic prosperity to Kent
- The opportunity to discuss strategic issues with major public sector organisations
- Quarterly meetings, providing an excellent opportunity for networking and presentations on legal matters, planning, the environment, sustainability and design, as well as learning from other developers’ experiences and exchanging useful contacts
For membership information please contact the team on 01732 520700 or email enquiries@locateinkent.com


- KHDG Members
- Associate Members
- Supporting Organisations
Cavendish
Cavendish brings together multiple comms disciplines to support clients in the UK, Europe, and on the global stage. We have 20 years of experience in Kent, providing best-in-class and award-winning services in planning communications, community engagement, digital campaigns, corporate and crisis communications, construction communications and government relations.
Vistry Group
Vistry Group brings together the energy and talents of Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and the newly named Vistry Partnerships (formerly Galliford Try Partnerships). With developments from Northumberland to Cornwall and Cheshire to Norfolk, Vistry Group is one of the top five housebuilders in the UK by volume. A real powerhouse of a business – modern, forward-thinking, focused on delivering for customers and clients – with a heritage that can be traced back to 1885.
The South East Housing and Development Group
The South East Housing and Development Group (SE HDG) is an industry led membership forum. It has a convening role, bringing together the Ministry for Housing and Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), Homes England, the South East Consortium, Developers, Garden Communities, Lower Thames Crossing, Thames Estuary Growth Board, Housing Associations and local authorities, to drive both housing and commercial development forward across the wider South East.
Pentland Homes
Pentland Homes has a deserved reputation for constructing contemporary, high-quality homes in some of Kent’s most desirable locations. With roots stretching back to the 1960s, the company has seen exceptional growth in the last few years as more and more of the county’s residents discover the Pentland difference.
Rydon Homes
Rydon Homes Ltd operate throughout the South-East and unusually are both a housebuilder and a land promoting company. Our distinctive brand of housing is based on traditional values with a contemporary approach to design and specification. The company have recently completed schemes in Sevenoaks, Matfield and are on site at Hadlow.
Birketts
Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich, and Sevenoaks. Defined by our next level law proposition, we advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four practice groups: real estate, corporate services, dispute resolution and private client.
Kier South East
Redloft
Red Loft are market leaders in UK housing consultancy, development, and regeneration. We deliver seamless, end-to-end project services at any or all stages of a development, from initial site finding through to the handover of new homes. We are deeply embedded in public, private, and affordable housing scheme networks, delivering high-profile projects across London, the South East and the South West. We started our journey in 2002 and are proud to be working with Councils, RPs and private developers to help build the foundations of a better tomorrow.
Stantec
Stantec offer a multidisciplinary engineering practice delivering land development projects. A global community uniting more than 25,000 employees working in over 400 locations across 6 continents. Stantec combines engineering, planning and technical services so that we deliver sustainable development and infrastructure projects from pre-planning to completion, shaping strategies and completing projects.
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Catherine Igoe, Business Development Manager
E-mail: enquiries@locateinkent.com
Direct: +44 (0)1732 520700